Executive Moves

Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., is owned by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services.

Julie Manas serves as president and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., and president of the western Wisconsin division of Hospital Sisters Health System based in Springfield, Ill.

Gordon Edwards is not yet 40 years old, but he is already making a huge difference in the finances of Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wis.

Community hospitals are the lifeblood of many smaller towns and cities in the United States, and Holland (Mich.) Hospital certainly fills that role.

The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Healthcare System has named Todd Ahrens as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1.

Earlier this week, Alexian Brothers Health System in Arlington Heights, Ill., announced Paul Belter as the new CFO, and his experience in Illinois hospitals is viewed as a plus for the system.

Danbury (Conn.) Hospital, part of the two-hospital Western Connecticut Healthcare, is an academic healthcare staple in New England, as it serves as a teaching hospital for the Yale University School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and…

Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., is one of 10 hospitals in the Kansas City and surrounding areas affiliated with Kansas City, Mo.-based HCA Midwest Health System.

Denise Brooks-Williams is president and CEO of Henry Ford Hospital Wyandotte (Mich.). Prior to that role, she served as president and CEO of Bronson Battle Creek (Mich.) formerly Battle Creek Health System, a 218-bed, all private room community hospital.